yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus S General] the_real_nwags:
recovery flash

I have the same issue, I assumed it was common. I just keep the ROM Manager app handy, it allows me to flash recovery easily from the device whenever I don't want to deal with the chance custom recovery doesn't stick.
[Nexus S General] Sevchenko:
Thank you

worked like a charm
[Nexus S General] stewarta:
Persistent CWM Recovery

See my post on how to remedy this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=18276715&highlight=persistent#post18276715
[Nexus S General] painreloaded:
Thanks for the awesome guide. I have been able to root my device and install a custom rom.

However, wifi remains awake causing some battery drain.
[Nexus S General] TheManicGibbon:
Is there a way for me to root the stock Android 2.3.6 ROM that is on my i9023 Nexus, without installing a custom recovery?

I'd quite like to just simply get root access for apps like Root Explorer and Titanium without putting on Clockwork as well, or is the method described here the only way to root an i9023?
[Nexus S General] asanthadenz:
Could someone please help me, i had my Nexus rooted previously on GB, but after install ICS my root is no more

I am trying to install ClockworkMOD but when i boot into Bootloader and try to fastboot it it gives me the following message

"waiting for devices"

I know i have installed all the drivers correctly because i am able to adb install APK files with no problem when i have the phone booted in ICS.

Am i doing something wrong? Please assist.

Thank you all

Ignore:

I forgot to add:

;

;Google Nexus S GT-i9023

%SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_18D1&PID_4E20
[Nexus S General] keb00:
I had some problems putting the CWM, because every time I hung up the phone with the CWM disappeared.

But I did it by working after installing the ROM MANAGER ...:p

Thanks!
[Nexus S General] brrip:
i'm having trouble even though this guide is awesome. i've flashed the CWM recovery.img, but I still have no recovery when I restart. Any ideas?
[Nexus S General] Kennyt67:
Thanks!! worked great now only to get the ROMs working haha
[Nexus S General] tupac19861013:
AWESOME post guys, i really learned a lot out of this thread.....!!!
[Nexus S General] Greenthy:
Is this up to date for ICS ?
[Nexus S General] gardirulez:
thanks, did it with my i9023

now i'm gonna flash some interesting stuff :D
[Nexus S General] JBEZ:
Same question. I'm on stock 4.0.3 on my i9023. Will this work?
[Nexus S General] stewarta:
Make CWM persistent

CWM will disappear between boots unless you make it persistent. That is done by changing the name of the script recovery-install.sh to (say) recovery-install.sh.orig See my post on how to remedy this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=18276715&highlight=persistent#post18276715
[Nexus S General] tupac19861013:
Thanks a lot for putting up this awesome guide....!!!
[Nexus S General] rosms:
i have been looking for that link,thanks man
[Nexus S General] dfani511:
hy all

I have a Samsung Nexus S I9023,my first phone with android,I red a lot of post but I am not sure what custom rom to choise.I am newbie on Android.

Please give me some advice with some custom roms good(if possible the version 4.0.3)

P.S. Sorry for my little english.
[Nexus S General] Morpheuspt:
Try CM9. I've been using it for a while, it's pretty stable on the I9023 :)
[Nexus S General] InfinitiGuy:
Thanks for the steps to root. Worked like a charm on my Nexus S.
[Nexus S General] ejatds:
hi can someone help me?

i'm trying to update my usb driver in device manager, but i cant seem to get it to work...

Under Android Phone, there is Android ADB Interface, but when I right click that to update, I don't see any new options like Android Bootloader Interface or anything else...

edit: nvm :)
[Nexus S General] ejatds:
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[Nexus S General] :
had no problems to root my i9023- thanks! :)
[Nexus S General] Sorelcta:
thanks for you tutorial!
[Nexus S General] servegmo:
hi guys!

just some quick questions from a guy who is just learning how to use this forums! hope they are not stupid ones and sorry to bother your times! :)

I have an unrooted 2.3.6 on my i9020a nexus s.

I want to root my device so I can install cm9, but when the official ics update for this phone comes, I want to turn it back to the way it is now, so I can install it!

1) I have read in a lot of "how to" that it is very important to backup the current working rom and to backup the original configuration!! specially if I want to go back to unroot. so my question is: by doing things like this tutorial show can I go back to unroot? I am making a back up of my current stock rom?

2) there are newer versions of some of the programs need it to root the device like ClockworkMod Recovery 4.0.0.2 and Superuser 3.0.7 is it better to use these new ones or better to use the ones in the tutorial?

much thank for the help!!

PV
[Nexus S General] psikolaz:
Very nice guide
[Nexus S General] the_real_nwags:
1. You can always download and flash the full OTA stock ROM at anytime and you will go back to unrooted with stock recovery. You then lock the boot loader and are back to stock everything.

2. I followed the instruction files when I initially rooted my phone and recently did it again using the updated files, either ones will work, the new files are probably better, you just have to adjust the steps accordingly.
[Nexus S General] OctoberNexus:
Easiest would be a one click method.

I'm in desperate need of one since I recently sold my laptop.

sent from my HTC Kingdom
[Nexus S General] servegmo:
much much thanks for this! so hard to find a solutionfor this!!!!!!!

PV
[Nexus S General] Anquria:
Very detailed, thanks
[Nexus S General] stewarta:
If you visit this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1463437 you will see the best ROM and the most comprehensive set of installation instructions I have encountered. Also see Post #318 on about page 32 for answers in a FAQ. Again, very comprehensive and should be followed step by step.
[Nexus S General] servegmo:
much thanks for the link!

I rooted and install [ROM] [i9020/23] CyanogenMod 9 v4.0.3 v1.1 ( new gapps )

Its been working great I have a few issues with it (still cant post on the official forum and having problems uploading photos to picasa and cant find google maps or earth) but I have been extremely happy with the rom, this forums and the customization I can do with my phone!! :D
[Nexus S General] :
thanks for this instruction. everything works except the fastboot recognition. i did it like ugrubni and everything was fine- thanks
[Nexus S General] sikita:
Working

Great guide, working one...
[Nexus S General] willemt158:
Question

Hello all

This is my first post on XDA, hope not to asked very stupid things.

I bought a Google nexus S i9023, which is already Unlocked. In the bootloader it says Unlocked. ICS 4.03

I installed the drivers from PDAnet. In my devicemanager (PC) it seems to be correct.

When i want to root my phone now. can i skip (is this situation), step 1 and 2

Gratefull for your help
[Nexus S General] nitrix:
Does this method work for nexus s with 4.0.3?
[Nexus S General] satthienthan1:
Many thanks
[Nexus S General] evil89:
I don't know if it is a proper question, but will I be capable of flashing any 4.0.4 update without losing my data?
[Nexus S General] Starscre4M:
Thanks for the guide

helped me a lot
[Nexus S General] B33zal:
Thx for this noob friendly guide :)
[Nexus S General] tibs87:
thanks for this great thread!!!
[Nexus S General] 10cheesecakes:
Thanks a bunch here friend, with this I was able to relearn how to do fastboot ^_^.
[Nexus S General] gwong76:
CWM recovery is the best!! Now using the touch version as well.. Thank you!!
[Nexus S General] MobRookie:
Thank you very much for this great guide!! With it it was very easy to root my 4.0.3 Nexus S (i9023) without experiencing any problem.
[Nexus S General] tibs87:
thanks for this great guide!
[Nexus S General] WSchroyen:
Hi

I have rooted my phone using the non-destructive guide which you can find here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1415577

However it is now not unlocked. Can I follow the steps of this guide without doing something wrong (because I have already installed drivers and rooted the device)?

Or do I have to skip steps, is so which ones (of part1-2-3-4)? I really can't figure out because in this guide, you should edit the .inf file etc which I didn't have to do to root my phone in the other guide.

Another thing, the img file for the Clockwork is offline in the first post, which one must I take for i9023?

Please help. :)
[Nexus S General] sean1984:
clockworkmod gsm nexus s img http://download.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.0.2-crespo.img
[Nexus S General] painreloaded:
Thanks

Thanks for the guide. It was very helpful.:D
[Nexus S General] DD-:
Thanks, works fine ^^ :D
[Nexus S General] demonknight9:
Hi, is this the same as the image being blocked by mediafire on the first page? The recovery image for the i9020 and i9023?

Thanks in advance.

I am trying to do my brothers phone which is unlocked already on the recovery menu. I have done a few android devices in the past so I know my way about.

His phone is the portuguese i9023 nexus s. It was originally from vodafone. People here are saying that they have android 4.04 but I can't find any update for it apart from the installed 2.3.3, which came with it. If I go on the settings bit system update it says that it is already up to date?

Any help with this would be great.
[Nexus S General] ColdKiller93:
Thanks for the guide :) My device is now rooted :D
[Nexus S General] willbeh:
I manage to successfully do up to step 4 without error. I've updated my 9023 from 4.0.3 (stock non root) to 4.0.4 using CWM. I'm using recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-crespo.img. After that, when I reboot the device, it have a message "android installing update". I installed titanium backup and it says no root access. Superuser is available. When I tried to update on Play "Update for Superuser could not be downloaded due to an error (941)"

I tried to go back to recovery, it is the stock recovery instead of CWM. I've installed superuser using CWM as well. But when I reboot the device, it went back to stock recovery. I've tried fastboot CWM, turn off, then turn back on to go recovery, it is using CWM. But when I reboot, and try to go back to recovery, it goes to the stock recovery.

Appreciate your help.
[Nexus S General] willbeh:
Saw the post on the issue here

Manage to solve it by using su version 3.0.7 and renaming the install-recovery.sh
[Nexus S General] Shahpur.Azizpour:
this is a very important hint and should be put into the first post. since the download link mentioned on the first post for the i9023 wasn't available anymore i went to the linked thread and installed some cyan.img on my i9023.

result being that the display went black as with the stock recovery...so i flashed this file now: http://download.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.0.2-crespo.img

and all works well, just updated to android 4.0.4! thanks!
[Nexus S General] afilopou:
From here you can find the cwm which played ok for me

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=988686

3024v3-i9023.img
[Nexus S General] afilopou:
Hi,

You followed the instructions , you put the su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip on your sdcard, you boot in recovery, you select "install zip from sdcard", "Choose ZIP from sdcard" and you can not find the su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip ??
[Nexus S General] hill69:
Still stucked...

For some unknown reasons, the link you provided from "samfirmware" is not working at all. The website seem to be shut down or it is blocked in Malaysia which is highly unlikely.

Anyhow, back to my prob. I have figured out and installed the su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip. anyhow, the recovery image download link provided in this forum was not working and I used a different recovery image from elsewhere, a couple of them in fact. Thats when my problem started, when i boot up in recovery mode there are error messages below which states like...

E: cant find MISC

E: cant mount Cache:recovery/command

E: cant find MISC....

.....and so on....

Rebooting the system even after succesfully installing su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip from USB drive doesnt change anything, only stagnant at the same Google logo with the unlocked sign below it.

And I have also installed the ROM manager from market before this when the phone was not rooted yet and I did some Recovery flash there as well.

Hope you guys have a solution for this problem, thank you very much for your time.
[Nexus S General] afilopou:
This is a know error message, because only the cwm from here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=988686 plays correct.You can give it a try.

Do you remember waht version your phone running initially? I9023XXKA3 or I9023XXKB1 or I9023XXKB3??

Anyway

I9023XXKA3 http://hotfile.com/dl/111962995/6937fb7/I9023XXKA3.rar.html

I9023XXKB1 http://hotfile.com/dl/107602909/316d5d4/I9023_EUR_GRI40_XXKB1.rar.html

I9023XXKB3 http://hotfile.com/dl/107603258/63c6336/I9023_EUR_GRI54_XXKB3.rar.html

password samfirmware.com

Odin http://hotfile.com/dl/107607762/640950b/I9003_Odin3_v1.82.rar.html

PS:Above firmware links,odin link and pdf guide are from samfirmware.com
[Nexus S General] dovid:
Rom Upgrade Problems - Please help?

B"H

I am doing exactly as told:

-Fastboot oem unlock

-fastboot flash recovery CWM.img

-Reboot into bootloader to get superuser loaded

-Reboot the phone - adb install rootexplorer.apk

-Rename image-recovery.sh -> image-recovery.sh.old

-reboot into fastboot

-fastboot flash recovery 3024v3-i9023.img again (incase it was replaced)

-reboot into recovery

-update from zip file : 233-stock-deodexed-root.zip

ALWAYS GET THE FOLLOWING ERROR:

assert failed: write_raw_image("/tmp/boot.img","boot")

E:error in /sdcard/Stock-233-Deodexed-Root.zip (Status 7)

Installation Aborted

PLEASE HELP????
[Nexus S General] afilopou:
Hi,

You have i9023 or i9020?Because i think in i9023 there is no image-recovery.sh
[Nexus S General] smoothfreeze:
Got my phone back. Don't know if I should try again. Hmmm...
[Nexus S General] afilopou:
You installed cwm from market and that was the problem.I have my nexus s just rooted with cwm i posted few posts before and it works just fine
[Nexus S General] hill69:
Dear afilopou, I followed your methods and manage to successfully get my NS into a proper working order and I did the rooting thing again which went well. Thank you so much for your guidance ! As for now, what are the ROMs i should download in order not to mess up my i9023 ? as I read that some ROMs in market are not suitable and causes a lot of complications.

Anyhow, thank you again ! I hope you will have a wonderful day ahead !
[Nexus S General] knorretje360:
Having trouble in part 4 -rooting

step 1 says power ON

step 7 says boot NS by holding power and volume up

How can I boot the NS when it is already on????

When I type Type "adb push su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip /sdcard/su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip" & hit enter" I get: error: device not found

Not feeling good about this.. any clue what went wrong?

*using i9023, windows vista, command prompt as administrator, turning on usb storage on the ns doesnt change the error

Also, after step 3 my pc no longer sees an android phone, it sees an android composite usb device as an external harddisk....

*********** since it showed up as an external drive, I can just copy past the zip into the NS. will this work or am I about to kill the phone?

************ never mind, copy pasting in vista worked fine it seems :)
[Nexus S General] afilopou:
When i have some time i am going to write down a complete guide with screenshots and valid links (of course all the credits to AllGamer who first wrote the guide for i9020)
[Nexus S General] afilopou:
Glad to help you.I didnt even flash a custom rom on my i9023.At the moment i am playing with my htc hd :-))

I found nexus s very stable with the stock rom and i just root it for some bought applications(unfortunatelly i can not see my paid appls without market enabler here in Greece)
[Nexus S General] smoothfreeze:
Shall wait for your guide then (please post working links, lol)
[Nexus S General] eGozelle:
got my NS 2 days ago and unlocked/rooted it yesterday by using this guide.

all went pretty well, some folder/path names are different, but no prob when knowing where which .exes are :)

i had a problem with adb push for the SU .zip (like someone mentioned here too) but i just copied the file "manually" to the phone, which was no prob..

all in all was pretty quick procedure..

oh and.. uhm.. I LOVE THIS PHONE!!! ;)
[Nexus S General] knorretje360:
Did anybody have a good experience after flashing a custom rom?

I wanted to be on the save side and flashed it with MoDaCo since it is said to be the most stable choice. Sadly it screwed my NS. It kept switching to a black screen and could only be used after removing the battery.

In the MoDaCo thread someone suggested using the Morfic kernel to fix that. It happened less frequently but it still happened. So I'm trying to get it back to stock now and will wait for a tested and confirmed stable rom first.
[Nexus S General] afilopou:
why you dont have a look at development section?I used cm7 on my sgs i9000,i have cm7 on my htc desire hd but i like nexus with stock.have a look @cm7
[Nexus S General] knorretje360:
You sir, are a scholar and a gentleman. :D
[Nexus S General] kursk:
Ok guys linked updated !! Sorry long time since ive got here :/

Anyway, links are supposed to changed with new version, so the original thread is provided with the links... you should be able to find up to date links there !!!
[Nexus S General] smoothfreeze:
To afilopou,

I'm kinda stuck on step 15. When I am in bootloader, I don't have the option "Then Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer ,then select Android phone". (see attached picture) So. I'm just stuck on "Android ADB Interface" when in bootloader.

I'm on windows xp sp3
[Nexus S General] nexustechseeker:
how to fix my nexus s

i've flash a new rom,

after then i notice it become "nexus s 4g"

the baseband- unknwon

and got no signal :confused:

need some help

noob from philippines.
[Nexus S General] agentbardall:
more info

when you flashed CWM in your normal rom did u make sure to select nexus s not nexus s 4g as there is 2 options

is the system running ok does it boot much info as possible please

also what rom are you using
[Nexus S General] doanduongxd4:
Thank you !
[Nexus S General] TigaTiger:
this may help alot

nexusshacks.com/nexus-s-root/how-to-root-nexus-s-or-nexus-s-4g-on-ics-or-gingerbread/[/url]

It is actually easier than you think
[Nexus S General] [-silver-]:
wunderbare umsetzung. funktioniert absolut problemlos!

ups, just wrote in german, in english: wonderful implementation. works without any problems! :)
[Nexus S General] dodothemad:
Thanks

thanks dude, it's works perfectly
[Nexus S General] teuntje3:
If you are going to root or flash a rom, how do you backup important things? (Like imei or something?)
[Nexus S General] TNIxeye:
i follow all instruction but i cant go to recovery theres anroid symbol open up and theres exclamation sign at android symbol

anyone now this why ?

how to solved this problem ?
[Nexus S General] teuntje3:
I had the same, you have to install clockwordmod and flash directly a rom, that will solve the problem.
[Nexus S General] TNIxeye:
fastboot flash recovery 3024v3-i9023.img

by install clockwordmod do u mean this line of code ?
[Nexus S General] teuntje3:
Yes

Verstuurd van mijn Nexus S met Tapatalk
[Nexus S General] TNIxeye:
solved thx

but another problem comes

when i install custom rom such as cm9 and kanyultra it keep

running at splash running(or booting) and cant go any further

could u install custom rom at ur phone mr ?

sry for my bad english
[Nexus S General] teuntje3:
Try a full factory reset before instelling,and clear dalvik cache and cache partition

Verstuurd van mijn Nexus S met Tapatalk
[Nexus S General] phositadc:
Have an i9020a on the way. I like to use it stock for a week or two before I root,and if it does not come with ICS 4.04, I'll probably run the OTA to update it. Does this guide work on phones running stock 4.04, or does it only work on phones running Gingerbread?

Also, once I do this method, is it OK if I download ROM Manager from Play Store and use it to update to the latest version of CWM? Or does this method already use the latest version of CWM?
[Nexus S General] teuntje3:
It works for both.

I dont know or this is the latest version, but it is possible to update cmw with rom manager

Verstuurd van mijn Nexus S met Tapatalk
[Nexus S General] kwbr:
You may try flashing ChainsDD's superuser version 3.1.2 with cwm. Check attachment.
[Nexus S General] kwbr:
Superuser 3.1.3

New release today
[Nexus S General] eXecu7or:
Hi guys,

So I'm trying to get back to stock on a 9023 with unlocked bootloader.

However, once I get in fastboot mode, the device is not detected by the adb server and I get the following messages on the screen:

USB Control Init
USB Control Init End
STANDARD SET CONFIGURATION
STANDARD_SET_CONFIGURATION

Tried installed several drivers for the Android Interface, no specific result.

Any ideas?

Thanks.
[Nexus S General] eXecu7or:
Yeah, it was actually connected after all. "fastboot devices" listed it and i was able to flash everything back to stock.

I suppose "adb devices" couldn't have listed it since i wasn't actually in the OS... n00b :D
[Nexus S General] FrankDrebin:
please delete this post :)

sorry
[Nexus S General] linkingeek:
How about a brute force bootloader unlock

follow [url]http://motorola4u.blogspot.in/2012/04/how-to-unlock-atrix-boot-loader.html[/url]
fastboot oem unlock #### inplace of "####" we have to enter the code supplied how about a brute force search for the key and unlock, is it possible.

sry wrong post
[Nexus S General] aymen.vs:
help help help

thank you very much but this stuff works for the phone that light up but mine does not light: Pleure:: Pleure:
[Nexus S General] Alexreiss:
cmd problem

Im having problem with part 2 point 3. it sais that the command dosent exsist. Have the latest android SDK.
[Nexus S General] whitekidz:
now my nX 9023 4.1.1 update by ota .can i run the tutorial in page one ..?
[Nexus S General] Rila:
Hi

I want to root and unloock a SNS but I want to keep the OTA service from Google up an running to recive official updates. My question is: After I will root the device I will recive official updates anymore?

Thank you
[Nexus S General] alen1901:
Yes you will. Just dont flash recovery.

Sent from SpeedMachine i9023
[Nexus S General] Rila:
Thank you for the answer!

I only want to unlook the SNS. It was unclear for me if i coud stop in step 2(after unlocking procedure)
[Nexus S General] jago25_98:
Writing the CWM recovery image simply isn't working for me. I'm going crazy trying to figure out why not so I'm looking for another way.

I can't disable my virus scanner to use SuperOneClick. Does anyone know which exploit is used for the i9020 so I can run that manually.

(Zergrush didn't work as it seemed to be for GB rather than ICS)
[Nexus S General] digisus:
Why ClockWorkMod Recovery n/a despite ROM Manager?

[Moved. Can anyone of the mods, please delete this post? Thanks]

Dear all,

I want to upgrade my Nexus S from CyanogenMod-7.1.0-NS to the latest cm-10.0.0.-crespo.zip. I have ROM Manager v5.0.2.4 installed.

It is the first upgrade since I installed CyanogenMod originally, please bear with me.

ROM Mgr says I have CW Recovery 6.0.1.0 installed, but starting into fastboot the CW Recovery image is not found.

Therefore I also cannot make backups. :(

I do not understand where the Recovery img went, I never changed anything. I did 2-3 backups in the past, nothing else.

I thought that ROM Manager is EXACTLY there to help doing all this, managing the different ROMs (recovery and others), backups, etc.

What am I missing here?

If someone could explain, what is going on and how I get a working CW Recovery running to do a full backup before upgrading,

I would be very happy... I hope I do not have to go throught the whole SDK installation thing again!?

Thanks a lot!

digisus
[Nexus S General] Milad_Nexus:
Very good & interesting guide :)